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Capitals vs. Flyers March 4, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 4: The Washington Capitals shoot on Braden Holtby #70 during warmups of a NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 4, 2012 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft